Rotate an image

Rotate photos by 90, 180 or 270 degrees and download the corrected file.

Rotate a photo by 90, 180 or 270 degrees and download the corrected file — the rotation moves pixels rather than resampling them, so nothing is softened.

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Accepts JPG, PNG or WEBP · No fixed size limit — we adapt to what your device can handle. Very large files may take longer or show a warning.

About Rotate Image

Why only right angles

A free rotation angle would leave triangular gaps at the corners that have to be filled or cropped, and that changes the framing in ways this tool can't preview safely. Restricting to 90° steps keeps the operation predictable: every pixel simply moves to a new position with no interpolation needed.

What happens to the dimensions

At 90° or 270°, width and height swap — a 1600×900 photo becomes 900×1600. At 180° dimensions stay the same and the image is simply turned upside down.

Settings and output

Choosing the direction

90° and 270° are mirror opposites of each other in terms of which edge becomes the top — check the preview rather than guessing, since getting it backwards means running the tool again.

When to use it

Fixing a photo that was captured or exported sideways.
Correcting orientation before uploading to a platform that displays images as-is.
Preparing a portrait photo from a landscape source, or vice versa.

Limitations to know

Only 90°, 180° and 270° rotations are available — arbitrary angles aren't supported.
If the output format is JPG or WEBP, the rotated image is re-encoded once, which is a small, one-off quality cost.
The file format doesn't change — rotate a JPG and you still get a JPG back.

Common problems and fixes

My phone photo looked upright before I did anything — why does it need rotating?

Browsers already honour the EXIF orientation flag when displaying a photo, so what you saw was the corrected view. If the file genuinely needs rotating, that flag either wasn't set or the photo really is sideways in its stored pixels.

The rotated image looks slightly different in quality.

If the output is JPG or WEBP, rotation involves one re-encode pass, which is a small, expected quality cost. PNG output stays lossless.

Can I rotate by a small angle to straighten a tilted horizon?

Not with this tool — only 90° steps are supported. A crop after rotating, or a dedicated straighten tool, is what you'd need for fine-angle correction.

How to use it

1Drop a JPG, PNG or WEBP file into the upload area.
2Choose 90°, 180° or 270° clockwise. The preview and the metadata tell you the dimensions you started with.
3Press Rotate. At 90° and 270° the canvas is created with width and height swapped, so a 1600 × 900 photo becomes 900 × 1600.
4Check the new dimensions in the result panel and download the rotated file.

Frequently asked questions

Can I rotate by an arbitrary angle like 7 degrees?

No — only the four right-angle steps are offered. Free angles would need padding or cropping to fill the corners, which changes framing in ways you can't preview here.

Does rotating lose quality?

The pixels themselves are moved, not resampled, so a right-angle rotation is geometrically lossless. If the output is JPG or WEBP it is re-encoded once, which is a small, one-off quality cost.

Why did my phone photo already look rotated before I did anything?

Browsers honour the EXIF orientation flag when decoding, so what you see is the upright version. Rotation is applied to that decoded image, and the saved file no longer relies on an orientation tag.

Does the file format change?

No. A JPG stays a JPG, a PNG stays a PNG. Use a converter afterwards if you also want a different format.

Can I preview the rotation before downloading?

Yes — the preview updates immediately after you press Rotate, so you can check orientation before committing to the download.

Will rotating a PNG affect its transparency?

No — the alpha channel rotates along with the colour pixels, so transparent areas stay transparent regardless of the angle chosen.

What's the fastest way to fix a sideways video-call screenshot?

Rotate 90° or 270° depending on which way the capture is turned — since only right-angle steps are offered, one of the two will always bring it fully upright.